Nhamu Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Nhamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 102 | 1:151,355 | 19,214 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Nhamu (182) may also be a first name.
Nhamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nhamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nhamu (Marathi: न्हामू) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nhamu.
How Common Is The Last Name Nhamu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,765,740th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nhamu live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 675,152nd most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 182 people.
The surname Nhamu is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 151,355. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 41 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 17 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe Nhamu exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 4 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nhamu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nhamu in the Marathi language | ||
| न्हामू | nhamu | 50 |
| न्हमु | nhamu | 50 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nhamu
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